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. 2021 Apr-Jun;44(2):76-77.
doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000288.

Preexisting Conditions That Kill Us

Mona Hanna-Attisha  1 , Erik D Olson
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Preexisting Conditions That Kill Us

Mona Hanna-Attisha et al. Fam Community Health. 2021 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

To protect human life, science and public health need to guide public policy. We call for an end to the anti-science, anti-prevention, and anti-regulatory policies that have resulted in countless preexisting conditions and deaths. Reactive responses are not a substitute for primary prevention; we must invest in environmental and public health protections.

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